A new website has launched as part of the investigation into the death of Redding lawyer
Gugsa Abraham "Abe" Dabela
. Dabela was found dead in his car in April 2014 of a gunshot wound to
the head. Police ruled the 35-year-old's death a suicide, but earlier
this August the state NAACP and the Norwalk branch of the NAACP
announced that they were
opening an investigation into the death. Family members launched
Justice4Abe.com
on Tuesday, with information about the life of Dabela and the
circumstances of his death. The website challenges the official finding
that his death was a suicide, and poses many questions that the
investigation is seeking answers to. Among the questions asked are: Why did the Redding Police Department issue a press release
within hours of Abe’s death classifying the gunshot as “self-inflicted”?;
Why wasn’t the death scene investigated by either the Major
Crime Squad or an investigator from the Office of the Medical Examiner
upon discovery of a gunshot victim?;
Why were Abe’s hands not tested for gunshot residue by the
Medical Examiner despite the Redding Police Department’s reports stating
that this test was requested on multiple occasions prior to the
autopsy?;
Why did the Redding Police Department not conduct in-depth
interviews with potential witnesses or others who might have relevant
information?
Is there physical evidence inconsistent with a suicide finding?"
http://weston.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/website-launched-in-investigation-into-redding-death/585668/